EU enlists Syrian help with Lebanon crisis  —  EU envoy and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos says following talks with Assad that Damascus agreed to play constructive role in settling conflict by pressing Hizbullah to accept ceasefire  —  News agencies

Iran Is Racing To Resupply Hezbollah  —  TEL AVIV, Israel — Iran is racing to resupply Hezbollah across the Syrian border ahead of a possible cease-fire being ironed out this week at the United Nations.  Meanwhile, Israeli jets have begun a new bombardment of Beirut's suburbs and Hezbollah …

Woman killed, 86 hurt in rocket attacks  —  A 27-year-old woman was killed and 86 more were wounded, one critically and three seriously, as rockets landed across the North on Friday afternoon.  —  A Hizbullah-fired rocket killed the woman in Mughar, making this the third time the Druze-Muslim-Christian village was struck by rockets.

Judges in Egypt: Scrap peace deal with Israel  —  Egyptian judges ask government to cancel peace accord with Israel; Strike scheduled for Sunday  —  Judges in Egypt called upon the government to dissolve its peace agreement with Israel, on the grounds that it is inconceivable for Egypt …

Hizballah's Media Relations Department  —  Are you curious to know what Hizballah's Media Relations Department has to say about the Lebanon crisis, and their role in Western media's coverage of the Qana bombing?  —  Now you can call them and ask, thanks to a reader who forwarded scans of their business cards:

The War Party  —  It looks as if Ned Lamont is riding the anti-war wave to victory in the Connecticut Democratic primary — or so the latest polls suggest.  —  I'm sure this will be proclaimed a major breakthrough for the anti-war wing of the Democratic Party — tangible proof that Left Blogistan …

In Connecticut Race, Bloggers Are Throwing Curves and Spitballs  —  Senator Joseph I. Lieberman was on a roll, skewering Ned Lamont, his wealthy antiwar opponent in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Connecticut, for owning stock in the military contractor Halliburton.

It's more than just Iraq  —  Lieberman has long been on the outs with his party's base  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — If the latest Quinnipiac University Poll is right, three-term Sen. Joseph Lieberman is headed for defeat Tuesday in Connecticut's Democratic primary, and Iraq — more specifically …

The End Of the Right?  —  Is conservatism finished?  —  What might have seemed an absurd question less than two years ago is now one of the most important issues in American politics.  The question is being asked — mostly quietly but occasionally publicly — by conservatives themselves …

Wage Bill Dies; Senate Backs Pension Shift  —  Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked legislation tying the first minimum wage increase in almost a decade to a decrease in the federal estate tax, denying Republicans a legislative victory as lawmakers head into a crucial month of campaigning before the November elections.